TY - BOOK AU - Denniston, K. J. (Katherine J.), author AU - Topping, Joseph J. AU - Caret, Robert L., 1947- TI - General, organic, and biochemistry / SN - 0072828471 (hardback) AV - CIR QD 253.2 D46 2007 U1 - 547 20 PY - 2007/// CY - Boston : PB - McGraw-Hill Higher Education KW - Chemistry, Organic KW - Textbooks KW - Biochemistry KW - Biochemistry. KW - Chemistry, Organic. N1 - Includes index; Includes bibliographical references; Chemistry : methods and measurement -- The composition and structure of the atom -- Elements, atoms, ions, and the periodic table -- Structure and properties of ionic and covalent compounds -- Calculations and the chemical equation -- States of matter : gases, liquids, and solids -- Reactions and solutions -- Chemical and physical change : energy, rate, and equilibrium -- Charge-transfer reactions : acids and bases and oxidation-reduction -- The nucleus, radioactivity, and nuclear medicine -- An introduction to organic chemistry : the saturated hydrocarbons -- The unsaturated hydrocarbons : alkenes, alkynes, and aromatics -- Alcohols, phenols, thiols, and ethers -- Aldehydes and ketones -- Carboxylic acids and carboxylic acid derivatives -- Amines and amides -- Carbohydrates -- Lipids and their functions in biochemical systems -- Protein structure and function -- Enzymes -- Carbohydrate metabolism -- Aerobic respiration and energy production -- Fatty acid metabolism -- Introduction to molecular genetics N2 - Designed to help undergraduate health-related majors, and students of other majors, understand key concepts and appreciate the significant connections between chemistry, health, disease, and the treatment of disease, this text aims to strike a balance between theoretical and practical chemistry, while emphasizing on health-related studies ER -